Lesson 3 - Amphibians - Lecture Notes

Lesson 3

Amphibians

Multiple Choice

A four legged vertebrate is a(n)

• tetrapod

• amphibian

• reptile

• bird

Multiple Choice

Where do most amphibians spend the first part of their life cycle?

• on land

• in water

• on a boat

• in trees

Multiple Choice

Where do most amphibians spend the first part of their life cycle?

• on land

• in water

• on a boat

• in trees

Multiple Choice

As adults, amphibians are

• carnivores

• herbivores

• omnivores

• decomposers

Multiple Choice

A frog has which of the following traits?

• moist, smooth skin, longer legs, lay eggs in clusters

• dry, bumpy skin, squat bodies, shorter legs, lay eggs in a line

Multiple Choice

A frog breathes with:

• lungs and skin

• gills

• they do not need to breathe

• a small gnome lives in the frog and uses a tiny bellows to bring oxygen into the frog's body

• lungs only

Multiple Choice

Which frog organ vibrates then causes tiny bone to transmit vibrations to inner ear, maintains balance?

• Tounge

• Tympanic Membrane

• Urostyle

• Kidney

Multiple Choice

_____ cold blooded animals whose body temperature is regulated by their environment.

• aposematism

• axolotl

• autonomy

• ectothermic

Multiple Choice

_____ is the transformation from larval stage to adulthood that occurs in frogs, toads, and salamanders

• metamorphosis

• mass

• maxillary

• vomerine

Match

Match the following

• Gymnophiona

• Anura

• Caudata

Caecilians

Toads and Frogs

Newts and Salamanders

• Caecilians

• Toads and Frogs

• Newts and Salamanders